STEP 1
DISASTER OF OFFENSES!
1 Kings 17:17. After these things it came to pass that the son of the housekeeper fell ill; and the disease was so severe that he did not breathe. 18. And she said to Elijah: What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to me to remember my iniquities, and to put my son to death? 19. He said to her: Give me your son here. So he took him off his lap, and carried him into the room where he was, and laid him on his bed. 20. And crying out to Jehovah, he said, Jehovah my God, have you even afflicted the widow in whose house I am staying, by making her son die? 21. And he stretched himself out upon the child three times, and cried out to Jehovah and said, Jehovah my God, I beg you to bring back the soul of this child to him. 22. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child returned to him, and he revived. 23. Then Elijah took the child, brought him from the room to the house, and gave him to his mother, and Elijah said: Look, your son lives. 24. Then the woman said to Elijah: Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord is truth in your mouth.
Other versions of this same passage say, referring to what the woman said to the Prophet:
18 Then the woman said to Elijah, "Prophet, what have you got against me?" Have you come to remind me of my sins and punish me with the death of my son?
18 The woman then said to Elijah, "You are a man of God." Can you help me? Or did you come here just to remind me of my sins and kill my son
Why is it that when something bad happens to us we always think that God is punishing us for our sins? At that time as now, evil was thought to be equivalent to punishment. One day the disciples saw a man blind from birth and asked Jesus: Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? In the days of the prophet Ezekiel, the Jews had a saying that said: "Fathers ate sour grapes, and children had their teeth chipped?"
When the child died, the whole story lived by this woman passed through her mind. He remembered in a few seconds his entire past. The burden and guilt grew enormous, and despair entered. Just listen to their words. Also, this woman knew death. She had seen the death of her husband, now she saw the people around her die from the great famine on earth. Suddenly, and for no apparent reason, he sees the death of his own son. "It must be the fault of my sins and God is punishing me!" She had been seeing God's provision by not lacking food despite hunger for lack of rain. You are watching God do a wonderful thing, but you still don't understand His character; she thought He was punishing her for her sins.
But God, who is slow to anger and great in mercy, with His great love with which He loves us, banishes with a single blow and forever the misconceptions of women. As it did? Resuscitating your child! Today, you can be here with your life almost dead, your dreams dead, your plans frustrated, your life in despair, your heart full of pain and guilt and God tells you; I love you, and immediately it will resurrect everything for you. You just have to come to Him with total honesty, as this woman did, and you will find not reproach and judgment, but the goodness and tenderness of God. It is the lie of satan, murderer and liar from the beginning, who has blurred the true image of God!
But, let's focus on his phrase: "my iniquities" Iniquity means: "when something no longer serves what it was created for." It has to do with the word sin, which means missing the mark. Have you seen an appliance stop working due to internal damage? On the outside it looks the same, but on the inside it no longer serves what it was created for. Such is the life of man: created in the image and likeness of God and with the ability to rule heaven, earth and sea, and yet sunk in sin, burdened by the burden of the past, stagnant by the wrath of the present and what unable to change and paralyzed by fear of the future.
Iniquity comes from three sources:
Your parents, who gave you that condition of death at the very moment of your conception.
Your own sin, the fruit of that internal seed of iniquity.
The same hell and satan who only want your death and doom, casting all kinds of curses on you.
The objective of iniquity is to destroy you, incapacitate you, spoil you, so that you no longer serve the purpose for which God created you. The best time to attack you? Childhood, your puberty, the first years of your youth. When you were unable to defend yourself, when you didn't have the strength to say no, when in your innocence you trusted adults, when in your ignorance you were easy prey for those who already knew.
Marked since childhood so that when you became an adult you would be a failure, sick and unable to live, to give and receive love. With a low self-esteem as big as your own ego that turned you into an arrogant, proud, stubborn and selfish being.
It is the result of the iniquity acquired by the sin of our parents, Adam and Eve. This iniquity leads us to sin against others, against ourselves and against God, thus attracting curses and death. Jesus warned of this when he said: Luke 17: 1 “It is impossible that stumbling blocks should not come; but woe to him through whom they come! "Then he added: Matthew 24:12 and because wickedness has multiplied, the love of many will grow cold." Another version says: "12 People will be so bad that most will stop loving each other."
How is this iniquity manifested? In human evil through a simple word that Jesus used: OFFENSE . You remember in the Our Father, the phrase: "And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors." And then he says: 6:14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; 6:15 but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. " OFFENSE or moral debt: What does the word offense mean? According to the dictionary, it is the action or saying that makes someone feel humiliated or despised. It is an offense or the action of despising or humiliating with words or actions, it is an insult said or offensive deeds. Some synonyms for offense are: insult, injury, injury, affront, outrage, humiliation, humiliation.
How many here have been offended? How many here have offended others? How many here have seen something or someone die in their lives? And how many have felt in their hearts the way that woman felt? Today God has brought you to His beauty salon to cleanse and heal your heart and He will do so by resurrecting what you saw die. Only the Holy Spirit can give life to what has already died. And he will.
Two things you need to understand today to free yourself from the lies of Satan and the burden of your past and your iniquities as well as those they have committed against you:
1st. Those who offended you lacked the spiritual revelation necessary to stop doing so. I'm not here to excuse the offender, much less to justify what he did to you. You are right to be offended. Your feeling is legitimate, but you must understand that whoever offended you could not do anything different against you.
Psalm 58: 3 The wicked are separated from the womb; They went astray speaking lies since they were born. 58: 4 They have poison like snake poison; They are like a deaf asp who closes his ear, 58: 5 Who does not hear the voice of those who enchant, No matter how skilled the enchantress is.
God sees them as children who hopelessly do what their heart dictates in ignorance. Do you remember the story of Jonas? God sent him to preach to the inhabitants of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. They were very bad men, they stole Israel's crops, they took young people as slaves, they devastated Israel and it impoverished and died for any of them. Look how God sees them:
John 4:11: And shall I not have pity on Nineveh, that great city where there are more than 120,000 people who do not know how to distinguish between their right and left hands, and many animals?
When you place yourself in the position of God and look at the offender as He sees him: like infants who do not know what they are doing because of the iniquity sown in their heart !, you take away the responsibility and guilt from the offender, and the offense lose its destructive power over your heart.
2nd. That iniquity that faith imposed on you by your parents and by the iniquity imposed by others on you and led you to act as you acted, for which God today declares you by the blood of Jesus on you: INNOCENT, it was not your fault. Everything that happened, everything you did responded simply to what was imposed inside you.
Matthew 12:33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If the tree is good, its fruit will be good. If the tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. 34 Brood of Vipers! How could evil men like you speak of what is good and right? Because of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. . 35 A good person produces good things from the treasure of his good heart, and a bad person produces bad things from the treasure of his bad heart.
Elijah did know his God, and his first response was to pray for the impossible: the restoration of the child's life. (vv. 19-23) When her son was resurrected, the woman's eyes were opened to the true nature of God - to his love, mercy, and redemptive power - and she declared that God's Word was true (v. 24) .
Among so many widows in need of Sarepta, God fixed on one, to feed the man of God. So that the power of God would be manifested and this wonder would be recorded for all generations. With so many people in need of different things around the world, God noticed you today, isn't it a miracle? Now you fix your attention on Him and follow Him faithfully.
God invites you today to get rid of those offenses that have left you lifeless. They have plugged your heart and life is not flowing in you. Turn that offense and the offender over to God. Look at the offense and the offender as God sees them and release them from you. Lives!
Here is a model of prayer to let go of your past, forgive offenses and be free in your heart. It was taken from the book SUPERNATURAL TRANSFORMATION of the Apostle GUILLERMO MALDONADO:
"Heavenly Father, today I come before your presence as your child.
I acknowledge that I have kept offenses and hurts in my heart.
I regret that practice and turn away from it.
Right now, I forgive everyone who has offended me, and I ask you to forgive my offenses as well.
I also die to "I", including any attitude of self-centeredness that seeks condemnation and revenge when someone offends me. T
as the decision to die to my sinful nature so that the life of Christ and the Spirit of God can direct
my thoughts and empower my actions.
I am committed to moving to the next level of maturity. What previously offended me will no longer offend me.
I will not remain a spiritual "baby" but will grow in grace and become more like Christ.
Help me to walk in love and have a forgiving heart towards my family members, my friends and my brothers / sisters in Christ.
Remove all offense, hurt and pain in my heart, Set me free!
I receive your forgiveness, healing and deliverance in the Name of Jesus. Amen!
Now that you have said this prayer, be sure to accompany it with an act of faith that assures your commitment. Talk to someone you have offended, or who have offended you, and do what you can to restore the relationship through forgiveness, reconciliation and peace!
If you need help, someone to talk to, advice and guidance in your forgiveness process, JUST CALL and we will be there to serve you!
Part 2
LOOK AS GOD LOOKS AT YOU!
When do you go to the beauty salon? When you look in the mirror and you don't like what you see.
Due to carelessness, lack of time, because time has passed or simply, because
you want something new. You go to the beauty salon, sit in front of the mirror and after a few
minutes of work by your stylist, you see a transformation. You leave feeling clean, renewed,
happy, handsome ... If you are here it is because God made you feel in your heart that you need to go to
For a change, a transformation, maybe you don't like the way you are, or maybe you just want to try something new ...
WELCOME TO GOD'S BEAUTY SALON.
Just as the physical heart pumps blood throughout the body and nourishes and sustains it to keep it alive, in the same way, our spiritual heart pumps to all areas of our life what is necessary to preserve our identity and reach our destiny. But if we accumulate offenses, hurts, loneliness, lack of love, abuse, betrayals, rejection, our hearts clog and the truth is that we no longer live, we only subsist.
How do we get rid of offenses? Looking at things from the same point of view of God:
1st. That person who hurt you could not do anything to you but evil, because man's iniquity guides him. Luke 6:45 The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings out good; and the bad man, out of the bad treasure of his heart, brings out the bad; Because of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
2nd. God sees man as bad as a child: Jonah 4:11: And shall I not have pity on Nineveh, that great city where there are more than 120,000 people who do not know how to distinguish between their RIGHT hand and their left hand , and many animals?
CONCLUSION : If you can understand that whoever hurt, stole, abused or betrayed you, could not give you anything better, then you take away the guilt and responsibility; and if you can see it then as God sees it, then you free yourself from the offense and instead of anger, pain or resentment, you will feel compassion, and compassion was what moved God to send His son to seek you, in the midst from your own iniquity and rescue you from death. There is no justification for what they did to you. It was not fair, you are right, they hurt you for no reason, your feeling is legal, but there is no use keeping it.
You're free. If you get rid of the past, you are free and that makes you beautiful. Keeping carrying the past only hurts you. Free yourself today from your offenses to God through the blood of Christ, from the offenses of others through forgiveness, and from offenses to yourself through the following step in God's beauty salon:
The first thing that God gives back to the human being who approaches the repentant is DIGNITY. Once forgiven, you owe nothing to God. Let's look today at an amazing example from Scripture of how God treats us:
2 Kings 24: 8 Joaquin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehusta daughter of Elnatán of Jerusalem. 24: 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. 24:10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 24:11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon also came against the city, when his servants were besieging it. 24:12 Then Joaquin king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officials; and the king of Babylon seized him in the eighth year of his reign. "
2 Kings 25:27 It happened thirty-seven years after the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodac king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, released King Joachim of Judah, bringing him out of prison; 25:28 and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne higher than the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 25:29 And he changed his prisoner's garments, and he always ate before him all the days of his life. 25:30 And daily his food was given him by the king, continually, all the days of his life.
Jeremiah 52:31 And it came to pass that in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodac king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, raised up the the head of King Joaquin of Judah and brought him out of prison. 52:32 And he spoke amiably with him, and had his throne set on the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 52:33 He also made him change his prisoner's clothes, and he ate bread at the king's table always all the days of his life. 52:34 And he was continually given a ration from the king of Babylon, every day for all the days of his life, until the day of his death.
How many are 18 here today? Well, for you it is this story. This is an example put by God in the middle of the pages of His Bible to show us the inevitable style of a young man who got used to living his life without God since he was a child. If you are here today, young man, and you do not feel God, if you are not interested in the things of God, if you are insensitive to spiritual things, look at your destiny from now on: Joaquín reigned for only three months, your party will last a short time, which the world offers you for your reign of glory, fun and freedom, it will last you little compared to the long slavery.
How many mothers are here today? Well, for you it is this story: Do you know why God allows history to record the mother's name? So we know who to blame for the failure of this king! The mother has the function of instilling in the children fear, respect and honor. The mother is the link between the children and the father, and also between the children and God. Therefore: mothers: it is a good day to review your effectiveness in completing your task. It is not the mother's job to provide for the home. The woman multiplies what the man provides, but she is not the provider. It's the coach.
How many parents are here today? Well, for you it is this story. Parents, your life will repeat itself in your children, unless God intervenes. Unless you take the necessary steps with the Holy Spirit to have a home and live a life according to God's plan. Be upright and your children will be upright.
How many are 55 here today? None, because for all of us it is this story. Sin in man leads us to slavery, prison chains, emotional, spiritual, physical and economic. Joaquín spent 37 years in jail, 37 years of loneliness, pain, guilt, anger, anger, regret, 37 years to look at God ... and God looked at him. I want to draw your attention to the order of things in the story of Joaquín: The King
He lifted the head of King Jehoiachin of Judah, set him free
got him out of jail.
spoke with him amicably, with benevolence,
had his throne placed on the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon
he also made him change his prisoner's clothes, and,
He ate bread at the king's table always every day of his life. And he was continually given a ration from the king of Babylon, every day for all the days of his life, until the day of his death.
God raised your head towards Him, made you look up to the cross, takes you out of your jail and prisons, speaks sweetly to you and says “I love you, son”, and ASSIGNES YOU IN PLACE IN HIS KINGDOM! That is the second step in the process of beautifying your heart and your life: UNDERSTAND,
UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE DIGNITY WITH WHICH GOD SEES YOU AND TREATS YOU . The king first restored her dignity, then he took care of her dresses and her presentation! You are a child of God, therefore you are a PRINCE. Royal blood runs through your veins, the blood that Jesus shed on the cross for you, when that blood and that water that gushed out from Jesus' side hit the ground, the chains that bound you fell from your hands and feet. That blood became not only the key to your liberation but also the access mark to sit in heavenly places with Jesus Christ. Transferred from the power of darkness to the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Free from satan, sin, the world, curse, and disease. Free from ruin and free from the past. Because God does not care about your past or the world, nor does He care about your offenses. God cares that you are here raising your head and looking forward and the world needs you free, safe and sound. Leave the low self-esteem to which satan and the world conditioned you. You are a prince!
It doesn't matter your past. Your prison was left behind. Look at how GOD SEES YOU and TAKES YOUR PLACE IN THE KINGDOM. Moses was a murderer and God opened his prison and placed him as the liberated of a nation: more than 2.5 million people, during 40 years led to take possession of a new land, Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor to death of the Church and Christians, his prison was opened, God met him and made him the evangelist of the entire world, hitherto known. Today you and I have the gospel because the Apostle Paul brought the good news of Christ's salvation to Rome, the heart of the empire and to Spain and all of Europe, where our colonizers came from. And so I could stay showing you how the past of the great men of the Bible was only the springboard and the means by which God raised up men and women for His glory and to affect this world.
You and I have the dignity of the King and we have been called to leave a mark on the hearts of those around us, not scars! So today God invites you, if you already got rid of the past, start looking at you with the beauty, dignity, height, character and future with which God looks at you. The Bible says in Romans 8:29: For those whom he knew before, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers.
Genesis 41:51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh; because he said: God made me forget all my work,
and all my father's house.
41:52 And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; because he said: God made me bear fruit in the land of my affliction.
There will be no Ephraim (fruit) in your life, if first there are no Manassees (forgetting the past). Your heart will continue to be ugly, smelling bad, producing death, if you do not shed the past. And then the fruit will come, your Manases will come, life will come, you will follow your call, you will find your identity, you will live in dignity. YOU ARE A SON OF GOD… ENJOY IT!
This frees you from the poverty of low self-esteem, insecurity, fear, loneliness, rejection, heartbreak, lack of sense of belonging, inferiority complex, contempt ...
IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD YOU HAVE EVERYTHING! '